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Horse profile

Leap Ahead (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2010) · Last trainer C Boutin · Last owner Berend Van Dalfsen
by Desert Prince (IRE) out of Lady Vettori (GB) (Vettori)
12 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2009
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Oct 2010 — 5,846 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2010 · 5th of 16 3 wins · Deauville (FR) & Longchamp (FR)
KTB Profile

Leap Ahead (IRE) is 3 from 12. Hasn't won since Aug 2010. All 3 wins have come over 6f – 7f.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Desert Prince (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,734 runs since Jan 2008 (178 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.6% from 425.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34617.6%+8.5—
Good to Firm486469.5%+0.4—
Good692578.2%−0.90 from 5
Good to Soft328319.5%+0.41 from 1
Soft3863910.1%+10 from 2
Heavy168137.7%−1.4—
Standard (AW)640568.8%−0.32 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f108109.3%+0.2—
6f – 7f456408.8%−0.33 from 8
1m – 1m1f425245.6%−3.50 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f5745910.3%+1.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m643629.6%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3883910.1%+1—
2m5f – 3m1251310.4%+1.3—
Over 3m1516.7%−2.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lady Vettori (GB) (Vettori)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Lord Of The Land (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Lope De Vega (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lord Of The Land (IRE)2086f–1m1fListed
Lope De Vega (IRE)947f–1m2½fGroup 1
Bal De La Rose (IRE)721m–1m2fGroup 3
Le Roc (FR)1926½f–1m1f—
Lady Frankel (GB)1121mGroup 3
Lavande Violet (GER)10——
Light The Stars (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 4 2 50% +45.00
Soft 2 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% —

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Longchamp (FR) 5 1 20% −4.00
Deauville (FR) 4 2 50% +45.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% —
Vichy (FR) 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 8 3 38% +42.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Olivier Peslier 5 2 40% −2.00
Tony Piccone 4 1 25% +44.00
Erwan Bureller 2 0 0% −2.00
Francois-Xavier Bertras 1 0 0% —

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 6 1 17% +43.00
None 6 2 33% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 6 1 17% +42.00
2009 6 2 33% −2.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
19 Oct 10+28d Deauville (FR) Prix De Dampierre En Bray (Handicap) (4yo+) (Fibresand) 7.5f · Standard · 16 ran 5/16 1½ 9-5 Tony Piccone 25/1
21 Sep 10+12d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Des Falaises De Craies (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 8f · Good · 20 ran —/20 9-1 Tony Piccone 37/1
09 Sep 10+10d Longchamp (FR) Prix Mackensie Grieves (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 7f · Soft · 17 ran 7/17 nk 8-13 Tony Piccone 22/1
30 Aug 10+20d Deauville (FR) Prix De Domfront (Claimer) (4yo+) (Fibresand) 7.5f · Standard · 15 ran 5/15 ¾ 9-3 Erwan Bureller 11/1
10 Aug 10+112d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Bourg Saint-Leonard (Claimer) (4yo+) (Fibresand) 7.5f · Standard · 16 ran 1/16 9-1 Tony Piccone 47/1
20 Apr 10+202d Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Bourd De L'Eau (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) 10f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 hd 8-9 Erwan Bureller 78/1
30 Sep 09+69d Chantilly (FR) Prix Majinskaya (Claimer) 9f · Good · 3 ran 3/3 2 9-1 Olivier Peslier —
23 Jul 09+31d Vichy (FR) Prix Jacques De Bremond () 8f · Very Soft · 9 ran 8/9 15 8-11 Francois-Xavier Bertras —
22 Jun 09+23d Longchamp (FR) Prix de la Porte Maillot 7f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 1½ 9-2 Olivier Peslier 12/1
30 May 09+58d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Palais-Royal 7f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 ¾ 9-4 Olivier Peslier 84/10
02 Apr 09+21d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Gros Caillou 7f · Good To Soft · 3 ran 1/3 8-12 Olivier Peslier —
12 Mar 09 Deauville (FR) Prix de la Seine Normandie (Handicap) (All-Weather) 6.5f · Standard · 3 ran 1/3 8-9 Olivier Peslier —

Quick answers

How many races has Leap Ahead (IRE) won?
Leap Ahead (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2009 and 2010, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Leap Ahead (IRE)?
Leap Ahead (IRE) was trained by C Boutin on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 19 October 2010.
Who is Leap Ahead (IRE)'s sire?
Leap Ahead (IRE) is by Desert Prince (IRE) out of Lady Vettori (GB), whose sire is Vettori.
What going does Leap Ahead (IRE) prefer?
Leap Ahead (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Leap Ahead (IRE)'s sire's record?
Desert Prince (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,734 runs since Jan 2008 (178 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.6% from 425.
Who are Leap Ahead (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Lady Vettori (GB), Leap Ahead (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Lord Of The Land (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Lope De Vega (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2009. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.